2019 BYU

7–⁠6, coached by Kalani Sitake.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2019, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 Utah 12–30; won at Tennessee 29–26; won vs. No. 24 USC 30–27; lost vs. No. 22 Washington 19–45; lost at Toledo 21–28; lost at South Florida 23–27; won vs. No. 14 Boise State 28–25; won at Utah State 42–14; won vs. Liberty 31–24; won vs. Idaho State 42–10; won at Massachusetts 56–24; lost at San Diego State 3–13; lost vs. Hawai’i 34–38+32−26Lost 12–30 vs. No. 14 Utah-18No. 14 UtahWon 29–26 at Tennessee+3TennesseeWon 30–27 vs. No. 24 USC+3No. 24 USCLost 19–45 vs. No. 22 Washington-26No. 22 WashingtonLost 21–28 at Toledo-7ToledoLost 23–27 at South Florida-4South FloridaWon 28–25 vs. No. 14 Boise State+3No. 14 Boise StateWon 42–14 at Utah State+28Utah StateWon 31–24 vs. Liberty+7LibertyWon 42–10 vs. Idaho State+32Idaho StateWon 56–24 at Massachusetts+32MassachusettsLost 3–13 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateLost 34–38 vs. Hawai’i-4Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vs14UtahL 12–⁠3050%
Sep 7atTennesseeW 29–⁠2652%
Sep 14vs24USCW 30–⁠2745%
Sep 21vs22WashingtonL 19–⁠4538%
Sep 28atToledoL 21–⁠2838%
Oct 12atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠2746%
Oct 19vs14Boise StateW 28–⁠2527%
Nov 2atUtah StateW 42–⁠1430%
Nov 9vsLibertyW 31–⁠2468%
Nov 16vsIdaho StateW 42–⁠1092%
Nov 23atMassachusettsW 56–⁠2486%
Nov 30atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠1342%
Dec 24vsHawai’iHawai’i BowlL 34–⁠3853%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 38–⁠34 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠331
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1535 +6 this season
SP+ rating
1.3 No. 59 of 130; offense No. 67, defense No. 56, special teams No. 106
SRS
−0.4 No. 61 of 130 in FBS
Returning
75% of last season’s EPA, No. 31 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 81 roster talent No. 68 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Grimes
Defensive coordinator
Ilaisa Tuiaki
Offense
Power spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 130
  • Defense55th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted66th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1245%1.2160th of 130
Defense0.0945%1.0555th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.10 def
44% off
44% def
—61st off
66th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 3021% allowed
Defense3.4own 2717% caused

CORE rating -0.2, 59th of 130 (offense 1.8, defense 1.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsZach Wilson QB2,381 yds
Passing touchdownsZach Wilson QB11 TD
Rushing yardsSione Finau RB359 yds
Rushing touchdownsLopini Katoa RB4 TD
Receiving yardsMatt Bushman TE688 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatt Bushman TE4 TD
TacklesKavika Fonua LB83 tkl
SacksAtunaisa Mahe DT2 sacks
InterceptionsPayton Wilgar LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jacob Conover PRO★★★★No. 317
Chuck Alatini SDE★★★No. 854
Cade Albright OLB★★★No. 952
Elijah Unutoa OG★★★No. 1194
Blake Freeland ATH★★★No. 1321

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.835
Receivers53.00.816
Offensive line43.00.824
Defensive line23.00.843
Linebackers23.00.846
Defensive backs22.50.803
Athletes and specialists13.00.846
Whole class182.90.827

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 123

The 2019 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 74 have a stat line. See the roster